Richard K Blades & Simon Renshaw

This podcast episode explores the genesis of the Painting Insights podcast and its impact on the artist community. It delves into the host's approach to interviewing artists, the transformative influence of the podcast, artists' adaptation to social media for marketing, the use of Instagram ranking, future plans for the podcast, the sense of community among artists, the significance of experimentation and conversation in artistic processes, breaking out of habits in artistic practice, the influence of abstraction on contemporary landscape painting, painting from imagination, the impact of technology and AI on painting, the diverse experiences and influences on artists' work, artistic experimentation, and the future of the podcast.